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BRAGENHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Asking Price: £1,750,000 4 Bedrooms
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An award-winning barn conversion with 4,900 sq. ft. of ecological and energy efficient accommodation set in 6 acres of gardens and grounds with open countryside views. Environment is at the heart of the design of this former barn and dairy. Locally sourced and recycled materials have been used throughout, including British larch cladding. Underfloor heating is fuelled by a ground source heat pump which contributes to an excellent Band B for energy efficiency. The open plan kitchen/dining room has four sets of bi-fold doors to the garden, all four bedrooms have vaulted ceilings and the wing of the house currently used for storage has consent for redevelopment.
Milton Keynes Office | Richard Michalski | 01908 399199 London Office | Bob Bickersteth | 0207 839 0888
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Guide price £2,750,000 Knight Frank London & Exeter will.matthews@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7347 christopher.bailey@knightfrank.com 01392 240978 Ref: CHO170327
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Exquisite Private Estate in Ayrshire Dalrymple, East Ayrshire Ayr: 7 miles, Glasgow Prestwick Airport: 14 miles, Edinburgh: 93 miles A rare opportunity to acquire a stunning 18th century classical Georgian country house on the banks of River Doon. During the current owners’ custodianship it has been beautifully refurbished. 8 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, study, games room, wine cellar, gym, sauna, tennis court, 8 bedroom coach house, further 2 bedroom cottage, walled garden with heated glasshouses, extensive woodland and mature parkland. EPC = F About 125 acres | Offers over £2.5 million
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A unique opportunity to create your own country estate on the edge of the Quantocks Hills Taunton: 10.9 miles (London Paddington 1 hour 40 minutes), Bristol airport: 47 miles, Exeter: 45.6 miles Planning permission to create a Georgian style country house with proposed accommodation of: Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room Kitchen/breakfast/family room | Snug | 2 Studies | Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room | 6 Further bedrooms (all ensuite) Home cinema | Games room | Basement leisure complex with indoor swimming pool, gym, sauna, jacuzzi and steam room | Garage About 167.57 acres
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CHURCH STOWE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Guide Price: £1,950,000 A Grade II listed country house with a detached stone built double garage and workshop, and 4.23 acres of wraparound grounds with panoramic countryside views. The main house dates back to 1420 with wings added in the 16th and early 17th centuries, and now has over 5,500 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation. The grounds include a south facing rear garden, designed by a Kew garden horticulturist, with box hedged beds and paved seating areas.
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ASPLEY GUISE, BEDFORDSHIRE Guide Price: £1,875,000 A Grade II listed former village school dating back to 1847, with a separate annexe, private gardens and a quadruple garage/ carport on a plot of 0.36 acres. Remodelled to exacting standards, the main house has over 4,060 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation including a 52 ft. open plan sitting/dining room with a mezzanine. Electric gates open to the driveway which provides off street parking.
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OFFLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE Guide Price: £2,500,000
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A Grade II listed eight bedroom detached country house with a two bedroom cottage, a swimming pool, a triple garage, and extensive outbuildings in 2.75 acres of grounds.
The main house has over 6,000 sq. ft. of versatile, light and spacious accommodation and the property also has a selfcontained cottage. The outbuildings extend to over 6,500 sq. ft. and include garages, barns, stores, and a barn measuring 55 ft. by 27 ft., with its own kitchen, utility room and cloakrooms. The gardens and grounds include an orchard, a walled garden, and a swimming pool with a pool house which has changing rooms and a kitchen.
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BLETSOE, BEDFORDSHIRE Guide Price: £2,600,000 A Grade II* listed house on the site of a former fortified manor house with a moat, a tennis court, outbuildings and over 24 acres of gardens and paddocks. The house has over 7,600 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation set over two floors and over 4,100 sq. ft. of outbuildings which include garages, stables, a tack room, an open fronted barn and two one bedroom groom’s cottages. The grounds wrap around the property and include a walled fruit and vegetable garden. The moat, which is an ancient scheduled monument, has been restored and dredged. 14 offices covering 8 counties and Central London
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LITTLE LINFORD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Guide Price: £3,750,000 A modern country house in a private rural setting with its own lake. A raised flagstone terrace with stone balustrading overlooks 17 acres of landscaped gardens, paddocks, woodland and the countryside beyond. Two electric-gated driveways lead to the property which has garaging for seven cars. There is over 7,450 sq. ft. of accommodation which includes a bespoke kitchen/breakfast room with orangery, a utility room, a boot room, a home office and a gym.
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Demand outstrips supply in the Central region With the ratio of new prospective buyers to properties available at 11.2 in 2021, compared to 7.2 in 2020*, the Central region of England is proving it's still the place to be. Here is a selection of properties currently available.
Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire A charming Grade II listed home set in just under 1.5 acres with an array of outbuildings.
3 B E D R O O M H O U S E | D E TA C H E D B A R N W I T H G A M E S R O O M | T R I P L E C A R P O R T | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 1 . 5 A C R E S
Guide price £1,250,000
harry.sheppard@knightfrank.com 01865 987983
Alderminster, Warwickshire A substantial family home with a self-contained annexe, close to Stratford-upon-Avon.
5 - 6 B E D R O O M S | 3 - 4 B AT H R O O M S | 5 - 6 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C D
Offers in excess of £1,295,000
samantha.holton@knightfrank.com 01789 863993
The Leigh, Gloucestershire A peaceful village home with an attractive range of traditional outbuildings.
3 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 2 . 5 7 A C R E S | E P C E
Guide price £1,300,000
tom.banwell@knightfrank.com 01242 806824 Source: Knight Frank data
Dilwyn, Herefordshire Handsome Georgian house with land and views to the Black Mountains.
8 B E D R O O M S | 4 B AT H R O O M S | 5 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 6 . 7 5 A C R E S | E P C G
Guide price £1,400,000
charles.probert@knightfrank.com 01905 885720
Bisley, Gloucestershire A recently modernised Cotswold stone barn conversion in a secluded position.
3 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 2 - 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 3 . 2 7 A C R E S | E P C D
Offers in excess of £1,400,000
alasdhair.lochrane@knightfrank.com 01285 895776
Lichfield, Staffordshire A lovingly restored Grade II listed house providing flowing, elegant living accommodation with many period features retained throughout.
5 B E D R O O M S | 6 B AT H R O O M S | 6 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 6 . 8 8 A C R E S
Guide price £1,995,000
sarah.briggs@knightfrank.com 01213 927805
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Experience life in the South East Prospective buyers have been up by 34% in 2021 versus the five-year average* in the South East, with the region offering beautiful stretches of forest, land, and coast. Here is a selection of properties currently available.
Upper Froyle, Hampshire Pretty period cottage in the centre of the village overlooking countryside.
3 B E D R O O M S | B AT H R O O M | 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 0 . 2 A C R E S | G R A D E I I L I S T E D
Guide price £620,000
shaun.hobbs@knightfrank.com 01256 806421
Monxton, Hampshire Spacious family home with a detached annexe.
5 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C E
Guide price £1,150,000
edward.hunt@knightfrank.com 01962 656115
Cranleigh, Surrey The central portion of this Tudor style former manor house, dating back to 1868, filled with charm and character throughout.
5 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 4 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 0 . 4 2 A C R E S | E P C F
Guide price £1,250,000
james.grillo@knightfrank.com 01483 355875 Source: Knight Frank data
Blackboys, East Sussex An attractive and substantial country home in a wonderful rural setting with fabulous gardens and grounds.
6 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 4 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 8 . 5 A C R E S | E P C D
Guide price £1,950,000
simon.biddulph@knightfrank.com 01892 888494
Eynsford, Kent An impressive family home enjoying picturesque views in the sought-after village of Eynsford.
4 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 0 . 5 A C R E S
Guide price £1,850,000
james.storey@knightfrank.com 01732 807851
Haslemere, Surrey A Grade II listed property with flexible accommodation ideal for multi generational living. 6 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 2 A C R E S
Guide price £1,200,000
kate.erlam@knightfrank.com 01428 786268
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Time to discover the South West With prospective buyers up 28% in 2021 versus the five-year average*, the South West's appeal is strong,covering some of the UK's most beautiful counties. Here is a selection of properties currently available.
Fiddington, Bridgwater, Somerset A charming peaceful and private Grade II listed family home.
6 - 9 B E D R O O M S | 4 - 6 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 6 A C R E S
Guide price £1,700,000
christopher.bailey@knightfrank.com 01392 240978
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset A beautifully restored wing of an impressive late Georgian house in a popular village. 2 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | G R A D E I I L I S T E D
Guide price £785,000
simon.barker@knightfrank.com 01935 805324
Corsham, Wiltshire A handsome detached Victorian family home with a walled garden.
6 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 5 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 0 . 2 5 A C R E S | E P C E
Guide price £950,000
francesca.leighton-scott@knightfrank.com 01225 685523 Source: Knight Frank data
Eastbury, Berkshire A delightful cottage set in the Valley of the Racehorse, in a pretty & sought-after village.
3 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S
Guide price £550,000
nick.loweth@knightfrank.com 01488 758437
Wrington, North Somerset A 20th Century house with land, impressive outbuilding and pretty south facing views.
5 - 6 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 4 - 5 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 6 A C R E S | E P C T B C
Guide price £1,250,000
freddie.wright@knightfrank.com 01174 054802
Wantage, Oxfordshire A fantastic family house with light and well-proportioned rooms on the edge of Wantage.
4 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 2 - 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C E
Guide price £950,000
rob.wightman@knightfrank.com 01488 758437
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Surrey | Wonersh
Guide Price £3,250,000
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West Sussex | Horsham Guide Price £3,200,000
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Winchester’s Hyde Abbey House is an 8,155sq ft family home with three floors of accommodation and seven bedrooms. £3.4m
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With renovations and materials in such high demand, high-spec historic houses, such as these three in Hampshire and West Sussex, should be snapped up
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inflated building costs will continue to affect the market next year, with completion dates pushed forward, construction postponed or schemes put on hold. Delivery times for construction materials have increased sharply as supply chains struggle to keep pace with demand’. The reverse side of the coin is that ‘ovenready’ properties, especially historic or listed buildings that have been renovated to high standards of construction and design,
will continue to command a premium in the coming year. Three fine historic houses currently on the market in sought-after areas of Hampshire and West Sussex will give discerning buyers the chance to test that premise in the run-up to Christmas. The cathedral city of Winchester is rightly proud of its rich architectural heritage and its planning and conservation laws are among the strictest in the UK. But it’s all grist to the mill of Julian Long, managing
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Grade II*-listed Court House in West Meon, Hampshire, offers some 6,730sq ft of living space and 5½ acres of grounds. £2.95m
director of Winchester-based Lonmer Construction, a family-owned firm of builders and designers that specialises in the renovation and rebuilding of listed urban and farm buildings. His firm recently completed the renovation and restoration of Grade II*-listed Hyde Abbey House in the Hyde area of the city, a place name synonymous with Alfred the Great, whose bones were moved to Hyde Abbey in 1110. Once the most northerly of the old city suburbs, Hyde grew up alongside the old Roman road to Silchester. Hyde Abbey House is located in Hyde Street to the north of Winchester’s bustling High Street and within easy walking distance of the city’s mainline station, which provides frequent fast services to London Waterloo. Built of red brick under a tiled dormer roof, the landmark 8,155sq ft house dates from the 17th century and was re-fronted in the late 18th century with a Classical Georgian façade, since when it has been reincarnated a number of times. In the 18th century, the building was home to the independent Hyde Abbey School, founded by the Revd Reynell Cotton in about 1760; its many distinguished pupils included high-ranking soldiers, sailors, bishops and politicians. In 1795, Sir John Soane built
a dedicated schoolroom for the school— reputedly his only building in Winchester. By 1847, however, the school had closed and its building leased out as the first Hampshire Museum. From 1950 to 1975, it was a private hotel and restaurant and later used as offices, until planning permission was granted by Winchester City Council to change its use to a single family home.
“Oven-ready” properties will continue to command a premium Unquestionably one of the city’s grandest homes, Hyde Abbey House offers beautifully proportioned accommodation on three floors including reception and staircase halls, four downstairs reception rooms, a kitchen/ breakfast room, magnificent first-floor drawing room of 1620 with painted panelling and a carved frieze, a principal bedroom suite with two dressing rooms, six further bedrooms and four bath/shower rooms. It comes with landscaped walled gardens, private parking for six cars and planning
consent for a double garage. Joint agents Knight Frank (01962 677242) and JacksonStops (01962 844299) quote a guide price of £3.4 million. Elsewhere within the beautiful South Downs National Park, the Winchester office of Savills (01962 841842) is handling the sale of Grade II*-listed Court House at West Meon, 12 miles from Winchester, a pretty village that takes its name from the sparkling chalkstream that winds its way through the South Downs and passes through the grounds of Court House. Selling agent Steven Moore quotes a guide price of £2.95m for the former manor house of West Meon, with 5½ acres of gardens and grounds, plus a further 20 acres of let grazing and water meadows available by separate negotiation. Built of flint with stone quoins and mainly red-brick dressings, the historic core of the house is a late-medieval, timberframe hall with 16th-century alterations and, to the north and south, substantial 19th-century extensions. Court House (not to be confused with the house of the same name in the neighbouring village of East Meon) offers 6,730sq ft of characterful accommodation, including three main reception rooms, a snug, kitchen/ breakfast room, two studies, a garden 87
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Above and right: The Old Manor House in West Sussex is the home of Nellee Hooper and has been totally modernised. £3.95m room, seven bedrooms and four bathrooms. Worthy of note are the elegant drawing room and the splendid oak-beamed dining room in the oldest part of the house. To the north, an attached period building, currently used as garaging and stores, could be adapted for alternative uses, subject to planning consent; within the grounds, with separate access from the no-through lane, a neat stableyard houses three loose boxes, a barn and large workshop. Across the county border in West Sussex, but still within the National Park, the pandemic has seen music legend Nellee Hooper redirect his considerable creative talents to the restoration and upgrading of Grade II-listed The Old Manor House at Milland, 2½ miles from Liphook and seven miles from Haslemere. Although a Roman posting station in ancient times, Milland was a scattered farming community until a handful of council houses were built there in 1948. Nowadays, village life revolves around the Rising Sun gastro-pub, service station, pottery and book exchange. Having bought the house in a state of progressive disrepair in 2018, Mr Hooper has extensively, but sympathetically renovated the stone and timber-frame house, which carries a date stone of 1651, although its listing
suggests that the oldest part is ‘probably 16th century’. It now presents as a period home of great charm and authenticity that, beneath the skin, bristles with the latest technology. Theo James-Wright of Savills (020–3810 9857) quotes a guide price of £3.95m. With strong ESG credentials evident throughout, the entire house has been stripped down to the bare bones, re-plumbed and rewired and all walls lined with traditional lime plaster. A high proportion of the building materials used have been reclaimed or recycled, including stone from France and Italy, and 16thcentury wood panelling from Belgium. In
contrast, modern convenience comes in the shape of smart home-control, internet and security systems, large flat-screen televisions and air-conditioning in the main bedrooms. Set in 1½ acres of landscaped gardens, The Old Manor House (previously known as Mill Cottage) provides 3,072sq ft of atmospheric living space in the main building, including three reception rooms, a kitchen/ breakfast room, principal bedroom suite, two/three further bedrooms and two bath/ shower rooms. A former stone barn, rebuilt in 1980, has been redesigned as a self-contained, two-bedroom guest annexe.
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Old rectories, parsonages and vicarages we’re glad the Church didn’t hold on to Vale of Glamorgan, £1.395 million Opposite a 12th-century church on the southern edge of soughtafter Colwinston—famous haunt of Agatha Christie (her descendants still live in the village)—sits the extraordinarily pretty, Grade II-listed Old Parsonage. All five bedrooms and principal living rooms overlook the superbly tended gardens, with several seating areas, a heated swimming pool and Little Parsonage summerhouse or home office. The market town of Cowbridge is about four miles away. Watts & Morgan (01446 773500)
Devon, £1.175 million Striking for its former chapel with fanlight, cross final and turret, West Hill’s East Grange makes up the larger part of a vicarage designed in 1850 by the Revd George Buchanan Wollaston, a botanist, watercolourist and architect who was articled to Auguste-Charles Pugin; Wollaston also designed the Church of St Michael the Archangel at West Hill. Just south-west of Ottery St Mary and now wisteria-clad and secluded, accessed via a long drive, four-bedroom East Grange enjoys views over lawns, well-stocked beds, a striking magnolia tree, apple and plum orchard, outdoor pool and separate studio/office. Humberts (01404 42456)
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Dorset, £1.1 million The charming Old Vicarage at Allington, three miles south of Halwell, has all the ingredients for a rambling, unpretentious family home, with seven bedrooms, five bathrooms and four reception rooms—fireplaces, stained glass, flagstone and wood floors and Gothic-arched doorways galore—all behind lovely local hamstone and tall sash windows. An orangery opens onto the gardens, with their fruit trees, mature shrubs, lavenderfringed lawns, vine- and rosecovered pergola and an excellent horse chestnut, plus period outbuildings. The current owners say the property generates about £60,000 per year in rental income. Knight Frank (01935 810062) London SE1, £15 million It is unclear what William Wordsworth, whose Anglican divine brother Christopher lived at the former Georgian rectory of St Mary’s Lambeth in the 1810s, would make of its current, luxurious fate. Palace House, as it is now known, is marketed in ‘shell and core’ condition, with all structural work complete and consents and permissions in place to turn it into a 13,448sq ft townhouse with six bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and dressing rooms, plus a swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room, gym and 15-seater cinema in the basement. It’s ‘in the very centre of London, yet matches the grandeur of properties located in the English countryside,’ say agents. At a guess, the poet might approve of the extensive walled garden (daffodils optional, clouds unpredictable), views over Archbishop’s Park and galleried library. On the west side of the carriage driveway, the Coach House contains a three-car garage and two-bedroom staff annexe. Alexander Millett (020–3968 1080)
Local heroes The dedicated bellringer Illustration by Emma van Zeller
Ron likes nothing better than to wake the residents of Snoringham with a few loud dongs on a Sunday morning. He found the silencing of the bells one of the saddest things about lockdown and, until social-distancing rules permitted a return to method ringing, took on the dismal duty of tolling a single bell to summon worshippers. He’s following in the footsteps of his mother and grandfather, who were both ringing into their nineties—who needs a keep-fit class when you can jog up into the belfry halfa-dozen times over Christmas—and can tell a Cambridge Surprise from an Oxford Double.. He’s desperate to try the eight-bell Exploded Tittums for a Christmas service, but there is resistance from his baffled fellow ringers. KG
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The Home Counties continue to top the charts With prospective buyers up 69% in 2021 versus the five-year average*, the Home Counties continue to prove a popular option when it comes to living the best of both worlds. Here is a selection of properties currently available.
Oxshott, Surrey Beautiful family home set in a semi-rural location with views over open fields.
6 B E D R O O M S | 5 B AT H R O O M S | 5 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 1 . 2 5 A C R E S | E P C D
Guide price available upon request
charles.davenport@knightfrank.com 01932 800998
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey A fabulous home in the heart of Ashley Park finished to the highest quality throughout. 5 B E D R O O M S | 7 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C C
Guide price £3,950,000
nathaniel.bracegirdle@knightfrank.com 01932 809938
Ascot, Berkshire An elegant family home situated on a highly sought-after road and within walking distance of South Ascot village.
6 B E D R O O M S | 5 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C B
Guide price £3,750,000
greg.crosse@knightfrank.com 01344 989436 Source: Knight Frank data
Knowl Hill, Berkshire A beautifully renovated period home with superb contemporary accommodation. 3 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | E P C D
Guide price £1,295,000
nick.warner@knightfrank.com 01491 815299
Wheeler End, Buckinghamshire Beautiful period brick and flint family home with countryside views.
5 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 4 - 5 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 0 . 1 8 A C R E S | E P C E
Offers in excess of £1,400,000
william.furniss@knightfrank.com 01494 853619
Berden, Herts/Essex border Charming 18th century village house with a wealth of period features.
5 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | G R A D E I I L I S T E D
Guide price £1,325,000
paddy.pritchard-gordon@knightfrank.com 01279 888501
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